Thursday, June 12, 2014
At first read, I found the above quote
quite insulting. For whatever reason, it stuck in my head and I kept returning
to it over and over. I probably read it a dozen times. The more I relaxed and
absorbed the words, how they were written and what they meant when put
together, the more I actually became fond of it. Still, it did not negate the
fact that there was a remaining curiosity about it.
The initial insult I believe was
derived from the fact that I have been entrenched with things of a monetary
nature recently. I wondered if I would be in the former or the latter of that
quote. After a short deliberation, it became clear that I am in the former of
the two. I do have a love of money, but it is impossible for me to say whether
it is healthy or unhealthy.
While going through this particular exercise,
I realized that many of my friends are undoubtedly in the latter category. The
word ‘obsession’ though, makes me uneasy simply because I automatically
attribute it as a negative. I am well aware of the fact that my friends are
very passionate when it comes to the importance of being a good person and
maintaining a certain level of integrity. I understand it and admire it. Sadly,
their passion for being ‘good’, makes me feels as though I am ‘un-good’ in some
way that I am unaware of.
Do I lack personal integrity? I have
integrity….how much is impossible to say because of the environment that I am
currently in. Balance is something that I struggle with. I struggle with it
daily, but I will certainly be more conscientious of the relationship between
these two particular concepts.
It is pretty thought provoking
nonetheless.
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